Carlos Carmona

Carlos Carmona (6 July 1941-) was a Major-General of the Venezuelan Army who led the 2010 coup that installed President Ramon Solano. Known to be a veteran of defending Venezuela from both inside and outside, Carmona was instrumental in leading the Solano government until his downfall.

Biography
Carmona was born on 6 July 1941 in the city of Caracas, Venezuela. He joined the Venezuelan Army at the age of 18, and rose through the ranks by defending Venezuela from outside attacks (mainly Rastafarian Pirates) and from the inside (the People's Liberation Army of Venezuela). However, he became a corrupted Major-General and worked with billionaire Ramon Solano in his plan to make the country a South American superpower. In 2010 Carmona attempted to launch a coup d'etat but certain loyalist elements in his army arrested him and sent him to Isla de Mano. Elements of the Venezuelan Army loyal to Carmona rescued him from his prison and Carmona returned to Solano's villa, and the two led a coup. Carmona's helicopters, tanks, and infantry took over from the old regime, with only scattered resistance from PLAV rebels; the old regime had no resistance at all. Solano renamed the General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge to "General Carmona Bridge" and Carmona became the leader of the VZA.

General Carmona continued to battle the PLAV rebels in the country, but the communists controlled the roads leading to the rainforest and they captured his outposts along the Orinoco River one-by-one.